ML20062F007

Forwards Inspec Rept 50-187/78-03 on 781012-1013 & Assoc Notice of Violation

ML20062F007
Person / Time
Site:	05000187
Issue date:	10/30/1978
From:	Crews J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Crandall W NORTHROP CORP.
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See also: IR 05000187/1978003

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Docket No. 50-187

Northrop Corporation

Northrop Research and Technology Center

One Research Park '

e Palos Verdes Peninsula, California 90274

Attention: Dr. Walter E. Crandall, Chairman

Corporate Radiation Committee

Gentlemen:

Subject: Inspection of Northrop Corporation

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. P. Johnson and

J. Carlson of this office on October 12-13, 1978 of activities authorized

by NRC License No. R-90 and to the discussion of our findings held by

Messrs. Johnson and Carlson with Dr. Chalmers and Mrs. Adams at the

conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed

inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, in-

terviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your

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activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements.-

l as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

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These items of noncompliance have been categorized into a level as de-

' scribed in our correspondence to all NRC licensees dated December 31,

1974.

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This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201,

l of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office,

within twenty (20) days of your receipt of this notice, a written state-

ment or explanation in reply including (1) corrective steps which have

been taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which

will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full

compliance will be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and

the enclosed inspection ri: port will be placed in the NRC's Public

Document Room. If this report contains any information that you believe

to be proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application

to this office, within 20 days of the date of this letter, requesting

that such information be withheld from public disclosure. The applica-

tion must include a full statertent of the reasons why it is claimed that

the information is proprietary. The application should be prepared so

that any proprietary information identificd is contained in an enclosure

to the application, since the application without the enclosure will

also be placed in the Public Document Room. If we do not hear from you

in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

glad to di.eruss them with you.

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L. Cr'ews, Chief

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Support Branch

Enclosures:

A. Notice of Violation

B. IE Inspection Report

No. 50-187/78-03